If you’re a hunter who dropped off a mount at Brownsburg Taxidermy, it would behoove you to get over there Sunday.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said there are only two more chances for customers of the shuttered animal-stuffing business to reclaim their kills.

Conservation officers raided and shut down the taxidermist Sept. 26 and arrested owner Kevin McGrotty. He is accused of collecting payment for work he never did. He has been charged with sixteen counts of theft and one count of felony corrupt business practices.

Officers seized hides, mounts and antlers that belonged to customers who paid McGrotty to stuff them. DNR cataloged the property and a Hendricks County Superior Court judge recently ordered it returned to the customers.

Authorities said McGrotty collected $4,000 from 16 customers for work not done. The investigation lasted 18 months, and the property of the victims is being held as evidence.

"But there are hundreds of items — deer, fish, birds African animals — belonging to other customers," said conservation Lt. Angela Goldman. "They are in various stages of being finished. Some hides are frozen, some were in the process of being tanned."

Regulated by the state, taxidermists stuff animal skins for display, usually on a wall mount. A deer mount typically costs about $400, Goldman said.

DNR held a property retrieval day Oct. 25 and will hold one from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at 9630 N. Ind. 267, Brownsburg. Another give-back will be held at the same address 2-9 p.m. Thursday.

Customers have to bring proof of ownership, such as receipts or cancelled checks, as well as identification. If the owner of an item can’t be there, a representative with the proper documentation can stand in.